Asker entered the UFC riding a five-fight winning streak but was knocked out by Jarred Cannonier at the 2:44 mark of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night 86 this past April. Smoliakov suffered a similar fate, bringing an undefeated record to the octagon before losing to Luis Henrique at UFC on FOX 20.

Pesta has a 1-3 record in the UFC after starting his career 9-0. He faces Grabowski who has lost back-to-back fights since making his UFC debut this past February. Both of Grabowski’s losses have come by stoppage, his most recent being a 14-second knockout loss to Anthony Hamilton at UFC 201.

Christensen and Mihajlovic join the parade of fighters on the card needing a win, both suffering losses in their most recent fights – which also served as their octagon debuts.

On March 19, 2011, 23-year-old Jon Jones brutalized UFC light heavyweight champion “Shogun” Rua to become the youngest titleholder in UFC history. But for Jones, it was only the start of a wild ride that at times spun out of control.